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History: earliest times to present day
Paperback. Reveals, through the eyes of a conscripted soldier, the day-to-day lives of British soldiers in British West Africa during World War II Looks at the strange cultures, the landscape and wildlife, the unusual situations that were encountered in an alien and often frightening location known as The White Man's Grave Num Pages: 144 pages, +8pp colour section. BIC Classification: 1HFD; 3JJH; HBJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Whittles Publishing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781849951265
- ISBN
- 9781849951265
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.09
€ 21.99
€ 20.09
Paperback. This is a translation of one of very few Russian serfs' memoirs. Savva Purlevskii recollects his life in Russian serfdom during 1800-31 and life of his grandparents, parents, and fellow villagers. He describes family and communal life and the serfs' daily interaction with landlords and state authorities. Editor(s): Gorshkov, Boris B. Translator(s): Gorshkov, Boris B. Num Pages: 130 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 148 x 226 x 8. Weight in Grams: 226.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Central European University Press Hungary
- Number of pages
- 130
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789637326158
- ISBN
- 9789637326158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 47.15
€ 48.99
€ 47.15
Paperback. Presents a German-to-English translation of a book that offers an introduction to the history of the crusades. With a chronological span ranging from the eleventh to the late fifteenth century, this book provides an overview of the crusade movement sing boxes, case studies, marginal directions and chronologies. Num Pages: 208 pages, 3 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 11. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415359689
- ISBN
- 9780415359689
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 58.37
€ 58.37
paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- Random House USA Inc
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reissue
- SKU
- V9780679723158
- ISBN
- 9780679723158
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 17.67
€ 21.99
€ 17.67
Paperback. A comprehensive sourcebook for the study of western Europe from the 5th to the 15th century. The era was one of immense diversity and openness to new ideas and outreach in areas ranging from technology to natural philosophy. Editor(s): Anderson, Roberta; Bellenger, Dominic Aidan. Num Pages: 320 pages, 20 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; JFCX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 174 x 19. Weight in Grams: 600.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Number of pages
- 320
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780415253093
- ISBN
- 9780415253093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 51.80
€ 51.99
€ 51.80
Paperback. This work looks at the crisis of gender in Weimar Germany through the analysis of selected cultural texts. It traces the crisis of gender identities, both male and female, and reveals how a variety of narratives of the time displaced an assortment of social anxieties onto sexual relations. Num Pages: 250 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JFC; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 287.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- St Martin's Press United States
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312293024
- ISBN
- 9780312293024
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.10€ 72.90
€ 75.10
€ 72.90
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; HBJD; HBLL; JFSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 262
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691609775
- ISBN
- 9780691609775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.77
€ 64.77
Paperback. As the dust settled around the devastation of the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon on 11 September 2001, questions emerged surrounding the attacks and the motives behind them. This text examines the causes of what happened and provides a reasoned approach as to what the future may hold. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 Ill. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JM; HBG; HBJK; HBLX; JPS; JPWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 215 x 14. Weight in Grams: 312.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Saqi Books
- Edition
- First Published 2002/ Third Reprint 2002
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780863563829
- ISBN
- 9780863563829
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 17.30
€ 17.99
€ 17.30
Paperback. First English translation of this 19th century novel tracing the relationship between traditional Greenlandic life and the interaction with the culture of their Danish colonizers Translator(s): Johanson, L. S. Num Pages: 192 pages, , black & white illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QMP; HBLC1; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 110 x 10. Weight in Grams: 159.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- International Polar Institute Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780982915561
- ISBN
- 9780982915561
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.10
€ 22.10
Paperback. USAF Skyraider units were originally tasked to serve as quasi-training units for the fledgling VNAF. This arrangement was changed as enough Vietnamese pilots were trained to man their own squadrons, while USAF squadrons were tasked with close support for US ground forces. Illustrator(s): Laurier, Jim. Series: Combat Aircraft. Num Pages: 96 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: 1FMV; 3JJPK; 3JJPL; HBJF; HBLW3; HBWS2; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 7. Weight in Grams: 310.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC United Kingdom
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781780960685
- ISBN
- 9781780960685
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 20.17
€ 21.99
€ 20.17
Hardback. Taiwan's relationship with China is one of the most fraught in East Asia, a key issue in the island's domestic politics and a major obstacle in Sino-American relations. This book explores the roots of the conflict in the post-war period and examines how the Nationalists consolidated their rule. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPCT; 1FPCW; 3JJP; HBJF; HBLW3; HBTQ; HBTR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780804744577
- ISBN
- 9780804744577
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 80.63
€ 80.63
Paperback. The Duke of Wellington's victory over Napoleon in 1815 at Waterloo ensured British dominance for the rest of the nineteenth century. The author has visited the battlefield, travelled the messengers' routes, and traced untapped British, French and Belgian records. This book offers an original perspective on a key moment in British history. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 25. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- 9780571315260
- ISBN
- 9780571315260
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 10.64
€ 14.99
€ 10.64
Paperback. Translator(s): Holoch, George. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; HBG; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 171 x 27. Weight in Grams: 516.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780268042233
- ISBN
- 9780268042233
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.06
€ 46.06
Paperback. Ida Pruitt, born of American missionaries and raised in a rural Chinese village at the end of the nineteenth century, witnessed almost a century of China's revolutionary upheavals. This work tells the story of this remarkable woman, and brings a different perspective to the study of modern Chinese history. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPC; BGH; HBJF; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 481.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- The Chinese University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789629962210
- ISBN
- 9789629962210
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.80
€ 33.80
Hardback. Series: Praeger Series on the Middle Ages. 224 pages, Illustrations, music. Covers key topics relating to the cultures of the Middle Ages: from art and architecture, literature, mythology, and music, to chivalry and courtly love, field sports, and education, and from Islam and Judaism to women and men at work, medicine, and crime. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UF) Further/Higher Education. BIC Classification: AVGC2; HBLC1; HBTB. Dimension: 164 x 243 x 23. Weight: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780275994129
- ISBN
- 9780275994129
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 57.78€ 53.33
€ 57.78
€ 53.33
Hardcover. An examination of the Russian security service in the titanic struggle between the regime and those dedicated to the defeat of monarchical absolutism. It looks at the years from 1866 through to 1905, tracing the reaction, expansion and evolution of the security police. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLL; JKSW1; JWH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 165 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Northern Illinois University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780875802435
- ISBN
- 9780875802435
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.55
€ 67.55
Paperback. Defeat and death at the Little Bighorn gave General George Custer and his Seventh Cavalry a kind of immortality. This title investigates the body of legend surrounding that battle on a bloody Sunday in 1876. Num Pages: 226 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JWL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3556 x 17. Weight in Grams: 341.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803265929
- ISBN
- 9780803265929
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.55
€ 33.55
Paperback. The Pharaohs of Egypt have captured the imagination of readers throughout the ages. Their existence and power have almost taken on a mythical status. This book reveals the truth behind these myths and explores the lives of the ordinary soldiers who were the might of Middle Kingdom Egypt. Illustrator(s): Reynolds, Wayne; Bull, Peter. Series: Warrior. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 183 x 5. Weight in Grams: 228.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 64
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781846031069
- ISBN
- 9781846031069
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 19.99€ 14.50
€ 19.99
€ 14.50
Paperback. "This collection of essays explores the emergence of economic societies in the British Isles and their development into a European, American and global reform movement in the eighteenth century. Its fourteen contributions demonstrate the intellectual horizons and international networks of this widespread and influential phenomenon"-- Editor(s): Stapelbroek, Koen; Marjanen, Jani. Num Pages: 398 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HBTB; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 507.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2012
- Number of pages
- 398
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349346301
- ISBN
- 9781349346301
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.61
€ 53.61
Britain and the World in the Twentieth Century: Ever Decreasing Circle...
Professor Michael J Turner
Paperback. A comprehensive analysis of Britain's changing position in the world during the twentieth century. It places British policy making in the appropriate domestic and international contexts, offers an alternative to the more negative, 'decline'-obsessed assessments of Britain's role and influence in global affairs. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DB; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 26. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Continuum Publishing Corporation
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781441111579
- ISBN
- 9781441111579
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 45.99€ 38.26
€ 45.99
€ 38.26